Justification, ker-plosh, bwark-kuk-kuk
1. The heavy rain disrupts my gardening plans. Instead, I curl under a blanket with the dreaming dog and finish reading my book. 2. On the drive to Bingley, John makes poo-hitting-water noises and I can’t help but laugh and laugh. 3. There is just enough time between the rain stopping and night falling for [...]
Dream hens, milkshake flashback, polished by nature, naan heaven, distract my dream
1. I dream that our next-door-but-one neighbours have chickens too and that they’re chickens and are chickens are wandering around the gardens together. I wake up smiling. 2. Driving away from meeting the incredibly flexible baby Eva, we both think the same thing: milkshakes. Going into Headingley and to Shaky Jake’s is like reliving a [...]
100 miles north-north-east: day two
1. The happy fat cat licks his bum in the sun while the farm’s cafe’s customers bustle around him. His fluffy white tummy reflects the light and I think how much G would like to tickle it. 2. I can’t change my train ticket so have 2.5hrs to kill in a strange city. I head [...]
100 miles north-north-east: day one
1. Hundreds of chickens – little red specks in the giant field – mill about in the early morning mist. 2. The blue robed woman stands in her garden, watching the train go by. 3. Suddenly the rows of terraced housing give away. The glorious green slopes draw the eye down to the curve of [...]
Walk, watermelon, grooming time
1. To walk further into the woods than we’d gone before and find exciting things. 2. The newly exposed seeds glisten as I walk down the garden. Russet heads peck at the garish pink flesh. 3. The rhythm of combing sends us both into a meditative state. The Simpsons run unwatched in the background.
31 Beautiful Things
In honour of my 31st birthday, here are 31 beautiful things from today. (Cross posted to my main blog.) 1. I’d gone to bed before John and it’s after midnight when he comes to bed. I stir as he climbs in next to me and we have a sleepy exchange, the content of which I [...]